Vidya Balan says actors should avoid taking political stands. "Actors shouldn't take political stands. I don't take political stands because I don't want to influence my audience," Vidya said at the News18 India Chaupal here on Friday, read a statement. Also dwelling upon how films are increasingly becoming the target of activists, she said: "There...
March 17, 2017Vidya Balan says actors should avoid taking political stands. "Actors shouldn't take political stands. I don't take political stands because I don't want to influence my audience," Vidya said at the News18 India Chaupal here on Friday, read a statement. Also dwelling upon how films are increasingly becoming the target of activists, she said: "There...
March 17, 2017Acclaimed filmmaker Srijit Mukherji revealed on Tuesday how Vidya Balan, who has been known for her jovial and down-to-earth personality, completely transformed herself to no-nonsense brothel madam Begum Jaan. "Before we started shooting Begum Jaan we organised two workshops simultaneously. One with Vidya, another with girls… because Vidya is a jovial down-to-earth person and she easily...
March 15, 2017Dubbing Srijit Mukerji's Begum Jaan a "masterpiece", filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt who has been in the Indian film industry for 47 years, believes the project is a "homecoming" for him and a reminder of the cinema that was his hallmark. A Hindi adaptation of National Award winner Mukerji's critically-acclaimed Bengali outing Rajkahini, Begum Jaan sees Vidya Balan play...
March 14, 2017Bollywood actress Vidya Balan revealed the first poster of her much awaited film Begum Jaan on Tuesday morning. Begum Jaan, directed by Bengali director Srijit Mukherji, is a remake of Bengali film Rajkahini, stars Vidya in the lead, a brothel’s madam in Punjab during India’s partition in 1947. The film also stars Gauahar Khan, Pallavi Sharda,...
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